Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘Ayushman CAPF’ scheme for personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and their families. This scheme was launched at the CRPF group center in Guwahati, Assam. with this scheme, around 10 lakh personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and their family member will be benefited. memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Health Authority for the same. 

The Union Home Minister said there could be no other day better for launching this scheme other than the  125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Under this scheme about 10 lakh CAPF jawans and officers, and around 50 lakh family members will be able to get medical benefits at 24,000 hospitals in the country.”

However, Along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal, Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, CEO NHA Dr. Indu Kumar Bhalla were the dignitaries and in that event, Shilpa Bhawana played a pivotal role during the event by being the master of ceremony.

Every CAPF personnel has concerns about their family back home. This scheme may assure them that someone is taking care of them and their loved ones. concerns relating to their healthcare.  And this message is really impactfully portrayed by BKT Media PVT. LTD. in the  film “ Ayushman CAPF” which showcased in front honorable Home Minister.  

The ceremony also witnessed the gracious presence of the Director-General of CAPF as mention below in alphabetical order.

Assam Rifles Lt. Sukhdeep Sangwan, BSF Rakesh Asthana IPS, CISF S. K. Jaiswal IPS, CRPF Dr. A. P. Maheshwari IPS, ITBP S.S. Deswal IPS, NSG S. S. Deswal IPS, SSB Kumar Rajesh Chandra IPS.

Who is eligible for it?

Serving personnel and their dependents from Assam Rifles, Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG); and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) these forces are going to come under this.

How one can get the Ayushman CAPF card

Beneficiaries can collect the Ayushman CAPF e-card by their respective forces. The card may be activated at an impaneled private hospital, by authentication using a copy of Force ID and Aadhaar or any Government approved photo ID. 

Or

Ayushman CAPF e-card can be acquired from Pradhan Mantri Aarogya Mitra (PMAM) stationed at PM-JAY enrolled private hospital by presenting the above-mentioned documents.

This scheme will buoy up the soldiers and we could also say that this is a gift to the CAPF soldiers on the occasion of Republic Day 2021.

JAI HIND.